No person shall be eligible for the position of probation and parole officer who has not received a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or had at least four (4) years of qualifying full-time professional experience. As used in this section, “qualifying full-time professional experience” includes law enforcement experience.
Probation and parole officers — Qualifications
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-604, under Probation and Parole.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-604